Record 3829/5355 Catalog Record Archives Exhibit Page Home Search Description  Copy of a 2001 Marblehead Reporter article about the clipper ship Flying Cloud and the Cressy family. The occasion for the article was the 150th anniversary of the launching of the Flying Cloud. The article describes the record setting voyage of the Flying Cloud, commanded by Capt. Josiah Cressy, and navigated by his wife, Eleanor Cressy, from New York to San Francisco in 1851. The article also describes the relationship of Marblehead resident Norman Cressy to Josiah Cressy, as well as the ultimate fate of the Flying Cloud. In addition to a copy of the article, we have a high res scan of the article.

Cressy Family and Flying Cloud -Archives Catalog -Copyright Marblehead Historical Commission Flying Cloud article COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ Contact the Marblehead Historical Commission for rights to use this image.

Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013